Galloway Terra-Cotta Company Pottery planting lawns c. 1920's garden catalogue
Brian DiMambro(Old Books, Early 20th Century Books, Americana, Vintage Advertising, Catalogs, Pottery, Terra Cotta, Galloway Terra-Cotta Company).
Terra-Cotta and Pottery. Catalogue No. 14 for Garden and Interior.
Published c. 1920-30's, Philadelphia by Galloway Terra-Cotta Company.
52 pages. Text in English. Profusely illustrated throughout.
Publisher's pictorial card stock wrappers, embossed cover design & title lettering, original decorative binding string.
Catalogue is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. Book is not new or in "new" condition.
Binding well age worn with extensive chipping around the yap edges of the covers, mostly light or inoffensive signs of handling and time but nothing severe or unsightly, book remains overall attractive as an object.
Paper is gently toned, numerous pages at the front of the catalogue have 1/4" closed edge splits and/or some thumb wrinkle, still clean, tight, sound internally.
Still attractive on the shelf. The scarce garden product catalogue displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in overall nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws which may be present seem easy to overlook or forgive.Â
Please review photos for more detail showing how this book survives. The asking price reflects the condition based on our examination and 35+ years full time exposure to antiquarian books, maps and printed ephemera of all types and genres. Flaws seen and/ or described have been taken into account.
Book Measures c. 10" H x 7" W.
[B10767].